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I wish Rich Franklin had a douchy manager to say, who is this Anderson Silva guy? He beats one drug addict and he's the number one contender? We are gonna go fight Urijah Faber. See us in a year.

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Originally Posted by Y2JUBAE

I was just pointing out that he hasn't been holding on to his title not defending it this whole time. Every time some middle weight pops up and gets an impressive win, people start talking about Anderson dodging, he's never dodge anyone.

What is he going to be doing for the next two fights rather than defend it against a hot prospect?

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Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

I wish Rich Franklin had a douchy manager to say, who is this Anderson Silva guy? He beats one drug addict and he's the number one contender? We are gonna go fight Urijah Faber. See us in a year.

You mean kinda like what Wiedman did to Belcher?

[Sakara=Excitement]

Weidman isn't a champion.

[disposableassassin]

Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

Weidman isn't a champion.

And he never will be if the champ won't fight him.

Bazinga

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Silva To Chris Weidman 'You Have To Work And Wait For Your Opportunity'

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hes clearly joshin when he talks about bein slower heavier and weaker

[Sakara=Excitement]

Originally Posted by roaddawg

Silva To Chris Weidman 'You Have To Work And Wait For Your Opportunity'

Like beating Chris Leben?

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Originally Posted by Sakara=Excitement

Like beating Chris Leben?

Silva made his anticipated debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5 on June 28, 2006. His opponent was Chris Leben, a contestant from The Ultimate Fighter 1 reality show who had since gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories. A relatively unknown fighter in the United States, Silva made an emphatic debut when he knocked out Leben with a flurry of strikes, followed by a final knee strike at 49 seconds into the first round. In response to the victory, the UFC quickly tallied a poll on their main page, asking viewers to select Silva's next opponent; the majority of voters selected UFC middleweight champion, Rich Franklin.

Although it is unknown whether the UFC voters had any bearing on the situation, Silva was given his chance at the title at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006. Silva defeated Franklin by TKO (strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. Silva hit Franklin with knees to the body in the Muay Thai Clinch, then badly broke Franklin's nose with a knee to the face. Unable to strike back, Franklin dodged the last of Silva's strikes before falling to the ground, where referee "Big" John McCarthy ended the fight. Silva was then crowned the new UFC middleweight champion, becoming the second man to defeat Franklin, after Black House-teammate Lyoto Machida and before Dan Henderson did so.

Source: Anderson Silva - FightWiki